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• Iranian film-maker Panahi released on bail after hunger strike 

  Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi was released on bail after going on hunger strike.
• Jailed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike 

  Jailed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi went on hunger strike, his wife said.
• Koma Ma will play in support to HDP campaign ‘Our treasure is our people' 

  Koma Ma will perform on 1 February to support the HDP campaign ‘Our treasure is our people'.
• Concert in Barcelona demands freedom for Öcalan and political prisoners 

  A concert called "Time for hope for Kurdistan" was held in Barcelona on Saturday to demand freedom for Kurdish people's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and all political prisoners.
• Play about Öcalan arrives in Bilbao 

  The theater play about Öcalan, La Celda sin noche (The cell without night), will be performed in Bilbao in March.
• Iranian film actress Tavaslı calls for boycot of Fajr Film Festival in Tehran 

  Iranian film actress Haniye Tavaslı announced that she boycotted the annual Fajr Film Festival in Tehran.
• Çanakkale Governor bans concert by HDP Youth Assembly  

  The concert that HDP Youth Assembly planned to hold in Çanakkale on Friday was banned by the city’s Governor.
• Film “Kobanê” to be shown on four Kurdish TV channels today and tomorrow 

  The feature film “Kobanê” by director Özlem Yaşar and the Rojava Film Commune will be shown on four different Kurdish TV channels beginning from today.
• Rojava Film Commune will soon release new TV series 

  One of the main achievements and pillars of the Rojava Revolution is the preservation, creation and promotion of culture and art. Cinema is proving a successful medium to this end. The Rojava Film Commune will soon release a new TV series, Evîna Kurd.
• Concert for Abdullah Öcalan in Barcelona 

  A concert in solidarity with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and political prisoners will be held in Barcelona on Saturday 28 January.
• Women maintain cultural heritage through handicrafts 

  Women in Qamishlo maintain their cultural heritage through handicrafts and ornaments.
• Kobanê Baqî Xido Culture and Art Center opens course to train theater actors 

  Kobanê Baqî Xido Culture and Art Center opened a course to train theater actors.
• Hungarian philosopher Tamás dies after long illness 

  Hungarian philosopher Gáspár Miklós Tamás, one of the leading figures of the petition launched to remove the PKK from the EU's list of terrorist organizations, passed away after a long illness.
• Artist Hunermend: Women are leading the revolution in Rojhilat and Iran 

  Artist Hemid Hunermend from Rojhilatê Kurdistan said that the leaders of the resistance in Iran and Rojhilat are women.
• 16 Kurdish language institutions: Kurdish should be a language of education 

  Kurdish language institutions made a statement criticizing the introduction of the Kurdish language as an elective course at schools in Turkey, saying, “Kurdish should not be instructed in elective courses; it should be a language of education.”
• Eğitim Sen: People should receive education in their mother tongue 

  Eğitim Sen Amed Branch said: "All people in these lands should receive education in their mother tongue."
• Kurdish Film Week in Frankfurt to kick off tomorrow 

  A "Kurdish Film Week" will take place in the Filmforum Höchst in Frankfurt am Main in cooperation with the Amara Women's Council and the Kurdish Society Center from 12 to 18 January.
• Young people in Cologne attended Martyr Ronahî Bawer Folklore Camp 

  The Martyr Ronahî Bawer Folklore Camp, organized every year by TEV-ÇAND, took place in Cologne and saw the participation of some 60 young people.
• Mesopotamia Cultural Centre calls for participation in the funerals of Paris martyrs 

  Mîr Perwer and Abdurrahman Kızıl will be laid to rest in Northern Kurdistan (South-Eastern Turkey) and Evîn Goyî in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq).
• Artists Aydınlar and Tolga İlhan visit Justice Vigil at Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center  

  Artists Pınar Aydınlar and Haluk Tolga İlhan, who visited the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center where three Kurdish activists were killed on 23 December, shared the pain of the Kurdish people and stated that they would not attend the New Year's Eve event today.
• Kurdish cultural movement pays tribute to the victims of Paris attack, calling for resistance 

  Kurdish artists react with horror and anger to the attack in Paris. The women's cultural movement Kevana Zêrîn remembers the murdered musician Mîr Perwer and calls for resistance.
• Mesopotamia Democratic Culture and Art Movement condemns Paris attack 

  Mesopotamia Democratic Culture and Art Movement condemned the murder of three Kurds in Paris on Friday.
• MED-DER: Struggle for mother tongue will continue 

  Mesopotamian Language and Cultural Research Association (MED-DER) executive, Dilan Güvenç said that they would increase their struggle against the crackdown on the Kurdish language.
• Documentary about Rojava Orchestra  

  A documentary about the Rojava Orchestra, its rehearsals, musical training and child members was screened in the city of Qamishlo.
• Play "Dara jiyanê" opens in Qamishlo 

  The play "Dara jiyanê" was staged at the Mihemed Şêxo Culture and Art Center in Qamishlo.